Combination blouse and slip



June 19, 1951 L. KOVACS 2,557,355

COMBINATION BLOUSE ANDSLIP Filed Nov. 12, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR. LILY KBYAcs June 19, 1951 L. KOVACS 557,355

COMBINATION BLOUSE AND SLIP Filed Nov. '12. 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. LILY KovAcs p I I,

Patented June 19, 1951 v UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE COMBINATION BLOUSE AND SLIP Lily 'Ko'va'cs, New York, N. Y.

Application November 12, 1946, Serial No. 709,296

1 Claim.

This invention relates to womens wearing apparel and provides improvements therein particularly in regard to providing a new and valuable dual garment which comprises a blouse, bodice or other upper garment in combination with a slip or petticoat.

' The aim'of the invention is to effect a change in womens habits of dress. The new dual garment of this invention gives exceptional freedom to the wearer. The American woman is commended for her good figure and fine carriage. The new garment will give more freedom and grace to her bodily movements. It will add inches to her height, give her piece of mind and add to her poise because she will know that her blouse is not pulling up and out and that it is not inches fuller at the waist and hips than it should be.

According to this invention the new dual garment is fashioned in such' manner that its top can for instance be a lavishly ornamental blouse, while the lower part may be styled like a slip, a skirt or a petticoat.

It should be apparent that in providing a garment arrangement of this type, there is a tremendous saving in material. The part of the blouse or other upper torso garment which normally goes below the'waistline and the part ofthe slip or complementary lower garment which normally goes above the 'waistlihe, have both been saved. Furthermore, there is a substantialsaving in width of the garment, because it would be cut'to fit the body like a dress, thus eliminating bulkiness and giving added comfort to the wearer.

It is to be understood that both the top and the bottom elements of the new garment can have various syles, depending upon the designers fancy or the wearers preference.

An important feature of the invention is that the new garment, besides being an advantageous substitute for a blouse and slip, can give the impression of a dress, a negligec, or a nightgown, in any desired length. Any ornamentation, such as laces, embroidery or the like, can be placed in it.

' The new dual garment will modernize womens habits of dress. A new and indispensable article of attire will be added to their wardrobes, which will be prettier to look at, infinitely more comfortable to wear, also easier to pack, and it will be lighter in weight for use in any luggage, which is of particular importance in airplane travel.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 shows in front elevation an embodiment of the invention, in which, forming one part of a garment also including a slip or petticoat, there is what may be called a jumper or suspender type of upper portion having crossed bands passing over the shoulders and then at the back of the wearer descending for attachment, as by stitching (not shown), to the rear of the waist portion of the slip or petticoat; the outline of the wearers figure being indicated in dot-dash.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing an embodiment wherein the slip is here also topped by an upper garment permanently attached thereto, such upper garment being of the bodice type and open in front from the collar down to the apex of a V or low vestee forming the top of the slip portion somewhat above the waistline; a row of buttons being shown along such opening whereby the front of the bodice may be closed.

Fig. 3 similarly shows another embodiment, in which above the slip or petticoat the single garment continues as a rather high vestee, with shoulder straps connected at their front ends to the opposite sides of the front of the vestee at locations here shown as somewhat above the armpits.

Fig. 4 is a view in rear elevation showing a garment in which above the slip or petticoat the same continues as a dickie.

Fig. 4A is an enlarged detailed View of the top portion of Fig. 4, but with the rear portion of the collar in its open position.

Fig. 4B is an enlarged detailed :view of the front top portion of the garment shown in Fig. 4, but with the bow open.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing still another embodiment, the same above its petticoat or slip being continued as a lace-trimmed waist or blouse of the sleeveless type.

Fig. 6 is a similar view of still another embodiment, in which the slip or petticoat portion is completed at its top by a yoke also by an overlying blouse of organdy or the like thin material transparent through its weave, with the yoke and blouse shoulder tapes, to give in use the appearance of a slip with shoulder straps as usually worn.

Referring to Fig. 1 more in detail, the slip or petticoat is indicated at It and the crossed straps forming the upper part of the garment are indicated at I I. The garment may have anywhere advisable a placket or the like to be closed by snap fasteners or an equivalent. A pair of such fasteners are shown at I2.

In Fig. 2 the slip or petticoat I4 is continued upward above the waistline to form a princess type of lower garment, and one as here shown terminates in what has the appearance of a comparatively low vestee, that is, with the top of the slip or petticoat, where bounded by the down wardly converging line 15, stitched or otherwise permanently attached to a bodice I6, shown as open down its front I! and there closable by buttons I8.

Referring in detail to Fig. 3, here, with the lower part of the garment, a slip or petticoat 20, the upper part of the garment is a rather high vestee 2| having shoulder straps 22 as'already explained.

Referring in detail to the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 4, 4A and 4B, the garment is here shown as comprising a half slip or petticoat 24 having a princess type of waist. To the upper rear portion of which latter, a dickie 25 is permanently secured as by the stitching indicated at 26. The front of the dickie 25, which is only partially shown in Fig. 4B, is similarly attached to the upper front portion of the half slip 24. The dickie has attached thereto a collar 21 which is openable at the rear see Fig. 4A, and beyond the sides of the neck of the wearer is prolonged as suitable streamers 27, see Fig. 43, so that these may be tied at the front of the neck of the wearer into a bow such as indicated at 28.

Referring to Fig. 5, the garment here illustrated comprises, in combination with a slip or petticoat as a lower portion 30, an upper portion 3| which is a Waist or blouse here shown as having its sleeveless arm openings 32 trimmed with lace, and having a lavishly lace-trimmed collar 33. In accordance with the dictates of fashion or the wearers preference, the upper garment 31 may be varied in different ways, as to ornamentation and as to main features. For instance, the back may be bare, or the style of the back may be princess, or any cut, short or long. The upper garment here shown is more of the formal type, and therefore the comments just made have been added. However, it will be understood that any and all forms of the invention, not only those elsewhere illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but others, may be variously modified as occasion may dictate or taste may decide. It is particularly to be understood that any or all statements herein in regard to details are not to be taken as limitations, but merely as statements made for illustrative purposes, or to mention or show style features merely by way of example.

Referring next in detail to the new garment as shown in Fig. 6, the same has the waist portion of its slip or petticoat 35, said waist portion terminating say at 35, attached, as by stitching, to the bottom of an overlying blouse 36 of organdy or the like and also to the bottom of an underlying yoke 31. The yoke may be provided with tapes 38 connected at their lower ends to upper points on the yoke, as by stitching, and connected at their upper ends to the inside of the blouse at the shoulders, as by having said upper tape ends pulled through loops 39 stitched in place inside the blouse and then tied.

Although not in every case shown, openings or plackets may be provided at or near the waist of any garment pursuant to the invention, such an opening may be closable by snap fasteners, zippers, buttons or any other convenient means, where a feature of construction of this kind makes easier quick donning of the garment especially when the garment is cut so as to cling tightly to the hips, as where the fashion and the nature of the garment makes this type of fit desirable.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood, that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

In combination with a half slip, a dickie having front and rear portions secured at their bottom ends to the top edges of the half slip at the front and rear thereof, a collar on said dickie which is openable at the rear thereof, said collar having prolongations at the front of said dickie to be tied into a bow at the front thereof, whereby said collar can be opened at the rear thereof to permit removal and donning of the garment without opening the bow.

LILY KOVACS.

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